by MEARS | Oct 24, 2007 | archived news
Often times we will focus on when a player may have signed an endorsement contract with a bat manufacturer as a means to help date a bat from a larger labeling period. While this helpful, I think there is a richer history/story when you take the time to research and...
by MEARS | Oct 22, 2007 | archived news
I am sure this may seem like a surprising topic for me to address, but when you have finished reading this piece, I hope you will see the subject in a bit of a different light. The purpose for our auction house contract policy in 2008 is two-fold. First it is designed...
by MEARS | Oct 20, 2007 | archived news
In looking for information related to researching Adirondack Bats from the 1950s and 1960s, I came across a rather interesting news paper article on Zinn Beck Bats. The article ran in the Friday, October 12th 1973 edition of the Anderson Daily Bulletin. The piece was...
by MEARS | Oct 14, 2007 | archived news
A while back, I wrote an article about my collecting focus centered on the 1959 T.V Series Home Run Derby. As part of this effort, I managed to pick up what has become one of my favorite bats…a 1961-1964 Harmon Killibrew H&B model S207. When first shown images of...
by MEARS | Oct 14, 2007 | archived news
With so many of the seasons starting NFL quarterbacks already injured and replaced so far, I thought I would spend some time looking at the some the great arms in the NFL. The purpose is to keep you from getting injured in the wallet as you build your football jersey...
